Lyrics

(Lyrics by Gerrit Graham and Russ Ellis)

I got a woman, Odessa is her name
Big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame
She got a mouth, put a junkyard dog to shame
If the river flood, woman say I brung the rain
If the quake shake, now who gonna take the blame
Way Odessa do me, got to move and change my name

Firing off her mouth since way before she learned to crawl
Tell Odessa nothin, already knows it all
Don't venture no opinion, sure don't want to start no brawl
Odessa know it all, she knows it all better than me
Need to make no baby, already got a family
Singin me and Odessa and her big old mouth make three

I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
Give her cherry pie, and she says she want cake
Give her diamond ring, she say it's a fake
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break
C'mon

Ease up, Odessa
Ease up, and draw a breath
Ease up, Odessa
Woman, just give it a rest
Ease up off me, woman
Gonna yell us both to death

I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
Give her cherry pie, and she says she want cake
Give her diamond ring, she say it's a fake
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break
C'mon

Ease up, Odessa
Ease up, and draw a breath
Ease up, Odessa
Woman, just give it a rest
Ease up off me, woman
Gonna yell us both to death

So I give her the world, she wouldn't take it on a bet
Ever since I met her, woman ain't done yelling yet
Odessa, won't you tell me why the hell you so upset
Big-legged woman, Odessa is her name
Got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame
She got a mouth, put a junkyard dog to shame

Ease up, Odessa
Ease up, and take it slow
Ease up, Odessa
Woman, turn your lamp down low
Ease up off me, woman
Lighten up, and let it go
Ease up off me, woman
Lighten up, and let it go
Ease up off me, woman
Ease up off me, woman
Ease up off me, woman...
Lighten up, and let it go

Guitar Tablature

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I got a woman, Odessa is her name
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She got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame
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Yes and she got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame
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If the river flood, woman say I brung the rain
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If the quake shake, now who's gonna take the blame?
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The way Odessa do me, I got to move and change my name
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Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow
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Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go
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Been firing off her mouth since way before she learned to crawl
G Em F C G
Can't tell Odessa nothing, she already knows it all
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Don't venture no opinions, sure don't wanna start no brawl
Yeah, Odessa know it all, she knows it all better than me
G Em F C G
Don't need to make no baby, already got a family
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Talkin' me and Odessa and her big old mouth make three
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Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow
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Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go
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So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
G* G*
Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake
G* G*
Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake
G* G* G* G* G* G*
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break C'mon
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Ease up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath
G
Ease up Odessa, woman just give it a rest
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, gonna yell us both to death
Jam
G* G*
So I bring home the bacon, she says she want steak
G* G*
Give her cherry pie and she says she want cake
G* G*
Give her a diamond ring, she say it's a fake
G* G* G* G* G* G*
Give her all I got, but she won't give me a break C'mon
G
Ease up Odessa, ease up and draw a breath
G
Ease up Odessa, woman just give it a rest
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, gonna yell us both to death
G
So I give her the world, she wouldn't take it on a bet
G Em F C G
Been yelling since I met her, woman ain't done yelling yet
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Odessa won't you tell me, why the hell you so upset
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Got a big legged woman, Odessa is her name
G Em F C G
She got big brown eyes, big head on a solid frame
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And she got a mouth put a junkyard dog to shame
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Ease up Odessa, ease up and take it slow
G
Ease up Odessa, woman turn your lamp down low
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go
G Em F C
Ease up off me woman,
G Em F C
Ease up off me woman,
G Em F C G
Ease up off me woman, lighten up and let it go